Egypt Allen

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Egypt Allen
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Position: Strong Safety
Personal information
Born: (1964-07-28) July 28, 1964 (age 59)
Dallas, Texas
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: South Oak Cliff High School
College: TCU
Undrafted: 1986
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games Played:6
Fumble Recoveries:2
Player stats at PFR

Egypt Tyrone Allen (born July 28, 1964) is a former American football strong safety who played one season for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).

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Personal

Allen grew up in Dallas, Texas and graduated from South Oak Cliff High School, where he starred as a defensive back on their football team.

Heavily recruited by colleges to play football, Allen matriculated at Texas Christian University in 1982, where he played three seasons as a defensive back.

Controversy

In September of his senior year, Allen was one of 7 TCU players who publicly revealed that they had received cash in exchange for signing to play football with TCU. [1] As soon as the payments were made public in September 1985, Allen and the other players were made ineligible to play (as per NCAA rules) and were removed from the team, though their scholarships were guaranteed through 1987. [2] Allen and two other players sued the University in 1985, indicating that they had thought the payments were sanctioned by the University since one of the involved alumni, Richard Lowe, was a member of the TCU Board of Trustees, as well as a former TCU football player. Payments were also commonplace for blue chip athletes like Allen; Lowe later asserted that 29 TCU players were paid during the tenure of the TCU coach F.A. Dry who had recruited Allen. [3] In 1985, Allen's father was quoted as saying he’s sure if the players had been offered something, they would have accepted it. “I wish an alumnus would offer me something.” [4]

After the suspensions (and eventual dismissals) of the 7 players, TCU went winless in conference play after having gone 8-4 the previous season.

A high school classmate, Rod Jones, received similar slush money to attend a TCU rival, SMU; the revelation of Jones's cash payments came after he was a 1st round NFL draft choice; SMU's football program received the death penalty for its widespread use of such payments. [5] Allen, meanwhile, never again played a complete football season.

In the context of the NCAA suspension, Allen declared for the NFL draft but was not drafted.

Professional career

Allen was signed in the middle of the 1987 season by the Chicago Bears as a replacement player. While most replacement players were released after the 1987 NFL strike ended, Allen stayed. He played in a total of 6 games but was cut the following preseason. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "BEAR NOT SHY ABOUT TAKING MONEY - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune . August 15, 1986.
  2. ↑ "T.C.U. SUSPENDS SIX PLAYERS". September 21, 1985 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ "Orlando Sentinel - We are currently unavailable in your region". October 4, 1985.
  4. ↑ "The Pizza Papers and TCU's 1985 football scandal". June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ George, Brandon (May 25, 2011). "Legendary former South Oak Cliff track coach Boston Grant dies at 87". Dallas News. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Egypt Allen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Egypt Allen Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.

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